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blown the lid off

blown the lid off is the past participle of blow the lid off.

Meaning of blow the lid off

Verb

blow the lid off (third-person singular simple present blows the lid off, present participle blowing the lid off, simple past blew the lid off, past participle blown the lid off)

  1. (idiomatic) To uncover (a secret or scandal).
    • Her presence forces churchpeople to consider on what grounds gay relationships can be sanctioned within the community. This question blows the lid off of notions of the special sacredness of heterosexual monogamy.1979 April 28, John Graczak, “The Sacred and the Profane”, in Gay Community News, page 16

Questions about blown the lid off

What is blown the lid off the past participle of?
Blown the lid off is the past participle of blow the lid off.

Words near blown the lid off in the dictionary

  1. blown the coals
  2. blown the cobwebs away
  3. blown the doors off
  4. blown the gaff
  5. blown the grampus
  6. blown the lid off
  7. blown the roof off
  8. blown the whistle
  9. blown this pop stand
  10. blown this popsicle stand
  11. blown this taco stand

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